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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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